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Scott Raisbeck jailed for helping gunman Raoul Moat | Scott Raisbeck jailed for helping gunman Raoul Moat |
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A Northumberland man has been jailed for helping gunman Raoul Moat by hiding evidence. | A Northumberland man has been jailed for helping gunman Raoul Moat by hiding evidence. |
Scott Raisbeck removed the van Moat used when he shot his ex-girlfriend and killed her new partner. He also hid some of the items from it. | |
The 31-year-old of Glebe Close, Blyth, had earlier pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and handling stolen goods. | |
The judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced him to 15 months in prison. | The judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced him to 15 months in prison. |
Raisbeck had said he had been scared to tell the truth about the van because it was "dodgy", and he had some cannabis plants growing in his loft. | |
'Civic duty' | |
In March, two other men, Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan, were jailed for life for helping Moat in July last year. | In March, two other men, Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan, were jailed for life for helping Moat in July last year. |
Christopher Knox, defending, said his client did not know Ness well, and "very much regrets his involvement" in the case. | |
Mr Justice Coulson said: "There is a civic duty upon everyone to help bring criminals to justice and that is particularly acute when innocent people have been killed and maimed. | |
"You decided that, rather than tell the police about what you knew, you attempted to lie and deceive them." | |
During his rampage, Moat's former girlfriend Samantha Stobbart was seriously injured and karate instructor Chris Brown was killed. | During his rampage, Moat's former girlfriend Samantha Stobbart was seriously injured and karate instructor Chris Brown was killed. |
Moat also shot Pc David Rathband in the face, leaving him blind. | Moat also shot Pc David Rathband in the face, leaving him blind. |
Following the shootings 37-year-old Moat went on the run for a week, sparking a major manhunt, and then shot himself in Rothbury, Northumberland. | Following the shootings 37-year-old Moat went on the run for a week, sparking a major manhunt, and then shot himself in Rothbury, Northumberland. |
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